Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Slabodka)
Lithuanian rabbi, founder of the Slabodka yeshiva (1849–1927) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Mir).
Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Hebrew: נתן צבי פינקל, Sephardic/Israeli: Natan Tzvi; Yiddish: נָטע הערש, romanized: Nota Hirsch; 1849–1927) was an influential Lithuanian Jewish leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe and founder of the Slabodka yeshiva, in the town of Sloboda Vilyampolskaya (now Vilijampolė, a suburb of Kaunas). He is also known by the Yiddish appellation der Alter ("the Elder") and as the Alter of Slabodka. Many of his pupils were to become major leaders of Orthodox Judaism in the USA and Israel.
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Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel | |
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Born | 1849 |
Died | February 1, 1927 Jerusalem |
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse | Gittel |
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Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
Alma mater | Kelm Talmud Torah |
Position | Founder |
Yeshiva | Slabodka Yeshiva Chevron Yeshiva |
Began | 1882 |
Ended | 1927 |
Yahrtzeit | 29 Shevat 5687 |
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